Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) The regulations are to provide a scheme for regulating the handling of explosives.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not require all aspects of the handling of all explosives to be licensed.
Example
a person selling or possessing a distress flare may not be required under the regulations to hold a licence to sell or possess the flare
Note An example is part of this Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(3) The regulations may make provision in relation to explosives, including, for example—
(a) the explosives that may or must not be handled, including—
(i) the authorisation, control and prohibition of explosives for this Act; and
(ii) the composition, testing and classification of explosives; and
(b) the kinds of handling of explosives that must be authorised by a licence or under the regulations; and
(c) the packing, labelling and storage of explosives; and
(d) the qualifications, training and experience of people to handle explosives; and
(e) the authorisation of people to handle explosives; and
(f) the authorisation of vehicles to carry explosives and the routes over which explosives may or must not be carried; and
(g) the purposes for which, and the circumstances in which, explosives may or must not be handled; and
(h) the duties of people, including reporting and notification requirements, in relation to explosives; and
(i) the advertising, display and sale of explosives; and
(j) the making and keeping of records in relation to explosives and their inspection.
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(4) The regulations may also make provision in relation to dangerous substances, and other substances, that can be used to manufacture explosives.